Summer Sale Offer From Local Merchants
A news brief notes merchants launch a summer sale with new and up-to-date goods offered at reduced prices, inviting customers to take advantage early in the season.
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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1909
Page
6
A news brief notes merchants launch a summer sale with new and up-to-date goods offered at reduced prices, inviting customers to take advantage early in the season.
A buying network of 48 top western stores purchases goods in carload lots directly from manufacturers. They claim this gives them a price advantage, asserting all that remains is for customers to compare prices while the rest is easy.
A Kennewick department store offers free wrapping for any outdated garment and advertises deep discounts on suits and skirts. Men’s and women’s apparel include choice suits from 12.50 to 27.50 and Beverly Co Panama skirts at 5.00, with chiffon and voile fabrics up to 12.50 valued items reduced to 8.50.
Readable list shows full sized gowns selling for 75c elsewhere while offered at 48c. Splendid gowns priced around 1 and better than rival stores. Very fine gowns priced 98c to 1.50, about half of other stores.
A newspaper ad promotes muslin underskirts in full sizes with lace and embroidery at deep cuts. Regular 1.00 values drop to 69 cents, 1.50 to 1.75 and 2.00 values to 0.88. Finest skirts drop from 3.50 to 1.98 in a special sale.
Display ad announces a large line of shirt waists in Kennewick with prices cut below typical value. Over 100 new waists in white or color, all under 30 days from New York makers, many originally priced higher, with sale prices 1.39 to 1.98 for standard waists and 3.98 for silk net waists.
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